Indonesia's Azhar in murder probe

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Source: BBC

Indonesian police have detained the country's top anti-corruption official as a suspect in the murder of a prominent business executive.

Antasari Azhar was questioned on Monday as a witness, but police told reporters that based on strong evidence he would now be interrogated as a suspect.

Nasrudin Zulkarnaen, a former director of a state-owned business, was killed in a drive-by shooting in March.

Analysts say the scandal is a huge blow to the Corruption Eradication Agency.

The independent agency, known as the KPK, was set up in 2003 to lead a huge push by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in tackling corruption.



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